Assignment 04: Overcoming Coaching Pitfalls
HA4300D – Healthcare Management and Supervision
Assignment 04: Overcoming Coaching Pitfalls
HA4300D – Healthcare Management and Supervision
Assignment 04: Overcoming Coaching Pitfalls
Review the
“Coaching Pitfalls” in Chapter 14 (on page 201-202).
· In two to three pages, provide actual examples of how you have observed or directly experienced each pitfall in your workplace.
· For each pitfall and accompanying example, provide a statement indicating how you would avoid or overcome that pitfall.
· You may also present your response using a table format:
Supervisory Pitfalls |
Observation of pitfall in current or former workplace |
How I would avoid or overcome this pitfall as a supervisor |
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One Size Fits All – (A cookie-cutter approach to coaching all employees) |
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The Know It All – (Believing that s/he is never wrong) |
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No Time – (Neglecting the individual coaching process because of a perceived lack of time) |
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Stereotyping – (Labeling employees: above average, below average, etc.) |
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Inappropriate focus – (Addressing attitude, personality, or character rather than outcomes or behavior) |
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Inflexible – (Failing to allow some leeway in how things get done) |
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Overusing criticism or undeserved praise |
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Offering excessive amounts of unsolicited advice |
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